Where Does Halal Food Come From? Brazil Is World's Top Meat Exporter for Muslims
Up to 2 million Muslims were set to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage Sunday to the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest importer of halal meat. When they arrive, there's a good chance they'll be eating food from South America.
Brazil is the world's top exporter of meat, including the halal or "permissible" meat deemed suitable for consumption by nearly 2 billion Muslims across the globe. Islam has specific guidelines on what kind of food its adherents should consume, and Salaam Gateway, a Dubai-based website devoted to Islamic culture and lifestyle, estimated the halal-certified food and beverage industry to be worth $415 billion in 2015.
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